2 Week Fit Test and Bonus Workout Review

Today marks the beginning of Week 3 of Operation Get Sexy.  There isn't an official workout scheduled today, instead you're supposed to take the Fit Test again to see how much you've progressed over these first two weeks.  As a side note because I was feeling like fat and guilty a BOSS, I decided to try the bonus dvd that comes with the set when you order from a Beachbody coach:  "Fast and Furious".  It condenses a 45 min workout into 20 min.  Yeah.  They did that.  But we'll get to that later...

Fit Test Results

So I'm gonna be honest:  I don't see much physical results in my body thus far.  But that's probably me just being overly harsh with myself.  Ok, let me rephrase, I don't see any major changes in my body thus far.  My legs are a little smaller and my abs are a little more visible, but the Operation is nowhere near finished.  With that being said, I went into the Fit Test with a healthy level of skepticism.  To my pleasant surprise, I actually improved in every category!  And some of the moves I actually improved a lot, which means my conditioning definitely approving.  I'm impressed, Insanity, although not surprised.  All the sweating, running, and jumping you do 6 days a week is bound to pay off at some point.  Ironically, I think I was probably more tired this time around than I was the first time I did it, which is probably because I'm more efficient at the movements and was doing more work. Anywho's, like I said, I was pleasantly surprised at my progress.  It will be interesting to see what these improvements look like outside the program...

Additional Thoughts Post Week 2

One of the biggest things I'm pleasantly surprised at is the fact I still don't have any issues with my knees or hips, both of which are my problem areas. I had some major stiffness in my calves after the first full workout, but that was because I was doing it in Vibrams (bad idea). Although they are my one true love in life, I do not recommend doing Insanity in them. You'll end up either doing twice the work because your calves will be engaged the entire time, or you'll end up working less because your calves will be too cramped to move. The second happened to me. BADLY. Aside from that, I've had some slight pain in my left shoulder from all the push ups you have to do, but it hasn't been bad enough to keep me from continuing to do any required push ups in the workouts. If I had to give it a number on a scale from 1-10 with 10 being SWEET BABY JESUS!, I'd have to give it about a 4. Totally doable.

After two weeks I still haven't noticed any repetitiveness in the workouts...probably because my mind is so jumbled after nearly dying through each one that I can't really remember which moves go with which workout. So either my mind needs some serious work or Insanity is tricksy... probably a little of both. One thing I did notice: plyometric moments are a struggle on carpet. I nearly lost my life the other day when I tripped over the floor. My entire house is carpet except the kitchen, so carpet is pretty much the only option I have. Working out in the kitchen is like a diabetic working for a cupcake company (I'm currently watching a DVR'ed episode of Cupcake Wars, hence the reference.  I'm also just fat on the inside *le sigh*). So needless to say, that's not going to happen.

Food: Less Means More?

I think I'm going to a super restrictive diet for these next two weeks. I've already had the discussion with moms over this, so she doesn't try to shower me with love by feeding me. First thing on the list: THROW OUT THAT DAMN BIRTHDAY she has perched every-so-beautifully on the kitchen counter. Her birthday was a week ago; time for that ish to go. Next, I'll be making a serious effort to do that whole 300 calories per meal thing. I'm actually going to eat 5 meals a day, but 3 or 4, aka when I'm hungry. At least until I get the calorie thing right. It's only Day 15...I still have no hope time. Hopefully I'll see more physical results with the change in the food.

Fast 'n' Furious Bonus Workout

 "I'm not trying to kill you, I want you to kill yourself." - Shaun T

Yes GAWD, hunny! That man seriously said that in the video. That aught to give you an idea of just how f'n fast and furious that thing was. 20 min of non-stop sweating. Like I said before, I decided to do it today because I ate like a fat horse over the weekend still wanted a true workout and didn't feel like I would get enough from just the Fit Test. Number one, I was wrong about the Fit Test. Number two, they were doing moves in Fast & Furious that were def not covered in month 1 of the program. The entire thing is max interval training, so I'm assuming we'll learn those moves next month - when we actually start doing max interval training.  See that logic?  Seems that degree wasn't useless after all.  Thank you, St. Mary's.  But on the for realz...giiiirl. No sir, no ma'am, and no breaks. Basically the video gets your heart rate through the roof and keeps it there for 20 min. The two people that were doing the workout with Shaun T were dropping like flies all over the place, which made me feel significantly less insufficient since I was dead-to-the-bed after doing the Fit Test immediately before. But overall I liked it. I might sneak and do it on the off days since it's so short, plus I think it will help me with the movements in the other workouts. Unless you're truly psycho, there's no need to do this in addition to a normal workout. Besides that, if you do the regular workout the right way, you won't even have the energy to push the play button.  For real.

So yeah. That's where I am so far. I'm pretty happy; not expecting miracles within the first 2 week but I'm def seeing results on conditioning side. I'm still itching to lift, but I doubt that will ever go away. My mouth salivates every time I see a weight lifting post on the Book *le sigh*. One sweet day...

But I digress. I'll keep you guys posted. End of the week? Or maybe sooner, depending on whether or not I survive on that dismal amount of calories. If you don't here from me, somebody publish this so the world will know my story. Oh, and don't let some skinny, permed heffa play me in my biography movie.  Thanks.

Cardio Abs

Last night was the first time I did the "Cardio Abs" workout, which is the last workout in the program for this month that had not been done. They waited until the 2nd week to introduce it, and for good reason:  your body needs time to adjust to the other movements before you can incopororate them into ab routine (at least that's my theory).  The workout is always paired with Pure Cardio (which you do first), so you're doing about an hour of hard-core cardio once everything is said and done. Pure Cardio is about 40 min and the ab workout is 16  The best thing about it is that because the it's so short, every movement is substantial; a true testament to the  old saying "quality over quanitity", and proof that you don't have to spend hours a day or do 91823768273 crunches to get abs.  In fact, I think you only do abs once a week, and surprisingly enough, there are no crunches involved whatsoever!  If you're like me, you hate crunches, so in the past I would do different types of crunches to keep things interesting.  I really liked this routine.

But overall, I loved Cardio Abs! I didn't struggle with this one nearly as much as I did the others, which I'm sure was helped by my previous ab work.

It starts off with some plyometric moves from the Pure Cardio video, you know, jumping and whatnot.  You rotate your upper body while you're doing the movements to engage the obliques - brilliant.  Then you move to the floor and pretty much keep your core tightened for like 5 min straight in a C-position (bsaically sitting on your butt, rolling your back so your body makes a C).  Now that might not sound like a long time for those of you who are psycho crunch junkies don't do a lot of fitness, but for someone who's done ab work before, this is a very long time to keep your abs tightened in the same position, sans break.  Personally, I'm a fan of this position since it puts little to no strain on the neck and it really magnifies each movement; since the ab muscles are already tightens, any additional movement puts them into overdrive.  So if you survive that, you go to upper and lower planks.  Planks are a great ab workout, and I've even heard people say they're better than crunches (although I'm not sure how true that is).  For those who don't know, upper planks are planks done in a push-up like position, and lower planks are done on the forearms.  You rotate between the two, giving your arms a workout as well.  Then you stretch...that is, if you're still able to breathe at this point.  All of this, stretching included, is done in 16 min.  If that ain't efficiency, my name ain't Ameilia Earhart.

This is the last workout of week 2, so I thought it was a good placement for the new routine - your body, especially your abs, should be used to the extreme movements of the program by now. This workout coupled with a good diet and the other hip flexor stretches will def give you abs...or at least tighten your core, depending on your level of effort.  A solid core is super important for posture, so I'm always on the hunt for a good ab workout.  Cardio Abs is never done on own, and I think it's interesting that it's only ever done after the Pure Cardio workout. It could certainly be done with any of the other workouts in the program; Pure Cardio is no longer or shorter than any of the other routines, so I wonder why they chose this one.  

But like the question of how many licks does it take to get to the center of a toosie pop, the world may never know...

The routine could probably have been done on Sunday, the off-day, if they wanted to extend the program to 7 days.  But the problem with that is it there would be no rest day, which is def needed with a program like this that puts so much strain on the knees with all the jumping and bending.  And those of us with knee problems know how crucial it is to let them bad boys rest once and awhile. 

Stay tuned for tomorrow's episode where we'll cover the results of the 2-week fit test and my overall results of the program thus far.

The Food Struggle

True Life:  I Love Food

Hey boy 'n' girls,  today I had THE MOST d'licious protein bar of life and it reminded me that perhaps I should mention something about food on this here blog space.  As you've heard me mention before, I'm a self-proclaimed food addict.  I've been working on training myself to only eat when I'm hungry over the past few years in an attempt to keep myself from eating out of boredom.  Poverty helps a lot with this since you can't eat when your wallet won't let you buy, so I've actually had quite a bit of success.  But for reals, when I eat I try to be conscious of how my body feels as I'm eating.  If you think about it, you may actually find that you're actually full a lot sooner than you think.   Apparently it takes quite awhile for the STOP EATING signal to get from the stomach to the brain, by which point you've probably already over eaten.  Something to be mindful of in the future.

The other thing I typically have issues with, as do most Americans, is portions.  Those can really kill a diet, especially if you're eating 5x a day as Insanity calls for.  My doc agrees that multiple small meals a day > 3 large meals, but that rule really doesn't apply unless you can get the portions right.  Otherwise you're just eating a lot all the time.  I don't count calories since I barely passed every math course I've ever taken in life, plus AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT.  So instead I've started using measuring cups for foods that are sneaky with their calories, fat, salt, and sugar. For example, orange juice is good & good for you, but that sneaky mutha f'er has 28g of sugar in only 8oz (1 cup).  That's a dagger and a half since a cup is hella small, and no ever drinks just 8 oz.  Peanuts/nuts of any kind are another thing to watch out for. As you probably know, peanuts are high in calories; eat a handful of them bad boys and you feel like you've eaten half the damn bag.  But the fat from peanuts is actually very healthy, so the payoff for eating them is great.  HOWEVER, it's important to watch out for the salt since sodium is a diet killer and hypertension is a people killer, not to mention sodium retains water.  Plus eating too many calories, although you're getting the good fat, is a diet killer as well.  So pretty much DON'T GET KILLED - much easier said than done, I know.  When I eat my dried cranberries 'n' almonds concoction I use literally use a measuring cup to get the portions right (1/4 cup).  It also helps make things last longer, which is crucial if you're broke...eating healthy is expensive, and anyone with student loans knows $6-7 on peanuts is a no-go if you still have to get gas to get back and forth to work for the rest of the week.

The other sneaky yet d'licious food:  fruit.  Fruit is great for you, but LOADED with more sugar than I care to tell you about at the moment.  To honest, that's probably a downfall of mine.  I try to make sure I'm getting enough fiber in on a daily, and I usually do that with fruit since I'm not the biggest fan of veggies (although I WILL thrown down some carrots and green beans at dinner).  Fiber gets digested very slowly in the intestines, so it keeps you fuller longer, therefore you eat less because you're full.  Or at least that's how it works in theory.  If you're a food addict like me, you'll find room for it somewhere, trust me.  But because I eat so much fruit, I have to really watch the other things I eat to make sure I'm not over doing it with the sugar.

I don't want to give myself diabetes tryna be healthy.  Wouldn't that be terribly ironic.

I once read an article that said eating healthy was 80% of being fit.  I've heard fitness professionals even say diet is more important than the actual workout routine because a poor diet will ruin a great routine; it will kill any and all gains you will have worked so hard for because you're not giving the body what it needs for proper muscle development and are covering your current muscles with fat.  Part of me wonders how much greater my gains would be if I had more self-control with my eating, since that's pretty much what my issue is.  Maybe one day I'll get it right (but probably not).  In the mean time between time, I'll just enjoy the body I have and continue to at eat healthy.  My weight never fluctuates, my blood pressure is excellent, sugar levels are fine, and my doctor isn't worried, so I ain't either.  Every time I step on the scale I have to remind myself that I'm mostly muscle, and since muscle weighs more than fat, the number on the scale is deceiving.  If I went strictly by the number, I'm technically obese, but you can see by my "before" pic in the first post that, that's obvi not the case.  So ladies (and gentlemen who aren't afraid to admit they care about that number too), keep in mind body composition is an important factor when looking at weight and diet.

A Week in Review

So this weekend marked the completion of week 1 of Operation Get Sexy, aka Insanity.  Technically I was done on Saturday, but I guess I'll count Sunday since it's the required "off" day for the program.  6 dvds = 7 workouts (I'll explain later), so pretty much everything for the rest of the month is going to be repeats just not in the original order.  I'm not sure how I feel about this, but as of right now it's ok; the repeitiveness hasn't bothered me at all.  I don't remember any of the workouts in detail enough to en annoyed yet, but I'll be sure to let you know if/when that happens.  But so far, so good.  It's definitely excellent on cardio.  Last night's workout had me rolling 'round on the floor like a baby tryna keep up - don't make no sense...Anywhos, I'll do a little pros 'n' cons type business for you guys to keep my thoughts organized.

Pros

•  Excellent plyometric workout, which is good for speed and cardio.  This is exactly what I was looking for.  The movements are pretty easy, but the speed and duration of the intervals make them increasingly difficult.  Also, I officially HATE the "heisman" and it's mant forms *eye twitches*
• It's a secret ab workout - tightening your abs while you do all the movements is better than crunches, and I haven't even done the "cardio abs" workout yet...
• Great for hip flexor strength - good for lower abs
• The actual workouts are only approx. 15 min, but you get like 12 min of intense warm-up.  So of the 40 min of the entire thing, 27 min was hard-core sweating, and the rest was stretching mixed in with 30 sec water breaks
• It's great if you love interval training (super high intensity, short rest, repeat) workouts
• It's only 40 min - a perfect example of quality over quantity.  This is the shortest amount of time I've spent working out, but I still feel very accomplished at the end
• I feel like I'm getting a really good leg exercise with all the running, jumping, and high knees.  I couldn't do that many high knees before now, idk why, but that's one area I can def see improvement in
• It actually brings my heart mucho joy to see that the people in the dvd can't even do the routine.  Shaun T has to constantly tell people to take a water break/they simply stop in the middle and walk off the scene...'tis hilarious!!  Oh, and Shaun, don't think I haven't noticed you conveniently stop doing the movements when you get winded and start harassing "encouraging" the others to keep going...gettin' all in their face with the camera so they can't even sneak breaks in to rest when the camera ain't on them.  How convenient...
• The fact that you continuously get better at the movements actually makes the workouts harder because you start doing them faster and more efficiently.  So idealy you should start seeing results after the first 2 weeks (hints why there's a fit test at the beginning of week 3).  You're totally in control of how much you get out of the program.  When I get tired, I literally remind myself that I paid all this money for this product, and I HAVE to keep going; the people on the screen aren't being effected by my lack luster performance, I am.

Cons

• If you're into weights...you might feel like something is missing.  This uses all bodyweight, which I'm actually finding works pretty well.  In all honestly, I'm usually too tired at the end of the workouts to be looking for weights.  Bodyweight is very sufficient at making you work just as hard as you would lifting.  Or maybe I'm just fat and my body is heavy  *o.O* whatevs, don't judge.
• I feel like there should be more dvds.  There are technically 7 workouts if you include the cardio abs (which is actually on a dvd with another workout but is it's own separate workout), but there are 30 days in a month. Ya'll couldn't be more creative?!  I mean, the good thing is the workouts aren't back-to-back so there's a chance you wouldn't necessarily remember each one in detail, but still.  I foresee a repetitive future ahead of me.  This was one of the pros in favor of P90X
• It's something that can be done at home.  I've never been a fan of workout dvds and now I remember why.  For me, it's harder to motivate myself to pop in a dvd than it is to drive to the gym.  I have more enthusiasm about the gym than a dvd.  I usually find myself "praying for daylight" throughout the entire thing.  Once I get home I want to relax, put on my smurf suit, aka my forever lazy (Google it and don't jduge!), and chill.  I'm finding it increasing easy to say "I'll do it in a min"
• Personally, I don't like the stretches in any of the videos.  If you're someone like me who's used to really gettin' your stretch on after a workout, you'll notice this is lacking.  I mean, there aren't any true upper body stretches in any of the workouts...at least in this first month. The focus is clearly on the legs:  hip flexors, adductors (inner thigh), and hamstrings.  And to make matters worse, it's the same stretches in every.single.video.  Again, no creativity.  I sometimes find myself having to do some upper body stuff afterwards, especially on the days where we do a lot of push-ups and tricep work

Conclusions

As you can see, there are clearly more pros than cons of Insanity, at least in this first month.  My biggest issue, and this is something from a personal standpoint, is deciphering between Insanity results and how my body already looked before I started.  I already had muscle mass and some definition from the weight training I was doing before I started, and as a lady, I periodically get water weight around my mid-section during "that special time of the month".  Once the water weight dissipates, my abs are a little more defined.  Now I'm having trouble telling which is mother nature and which is Insanity; I want to make sure I give credit where credit it due.  But I do honestly feel like my legs are getting smaller, and I'm certain that's ain't momma nature there.  But I'll measure again on Day 15 after the second fit test to confirm or disspell my suspicions.

Let me know if you have any questions about anything, diet, routine, or otherwise.

Day 1: Sweet Baby Jesus

Before (3/11/13)

Before (3/11/13)

Here are a couple before pics so you guys can see where I'm starting from (courtesy of moms).  Don't judge me; this blog is supposed to be a safe zone <3.  Believe it or not, that was the only place in my house that had the best lighting (since I stalled on replacing the blown bulb in the hallway). *SIDE NOTE*  for my busty ladies, that bra I'm wearing was useless.  I did NOT workout in that thing.  The "good one" wasn't camera ready.  From the pics you can probably see the area I'd like to improve in:  stomach.  I'd like to make my legs a bit smaller too, but since these mo fo's have been this size for the past 24 yrs, let no dvd undo what the good Lord hath done.  AMEN.

 

1-4

The first dvd is a fit test designed to ruin your self-esteem assess your current level of fitness.  Subsequent uses of the test are designed to show your progression throughout the program.  But the first time you do it, you just feel fat and embarrassed.  You're supposed to do the test four more times throughout program (day 1, day 15, day 36, day 50, and day 63).  It's 8 different plyometric exercises done for 1 min each, with a 30 sec break in between.  Trust me when I say that will be THE LONGEST minute of your life.  I actually didn't realize it was a minute until he mentioned it later in the test.  I honestly thought we were doing like 2-3 min sets.  Mental death occurred after like 20 sec. each time.

5-8

Shaun's minions were the ones doing the actual work (don't think I didn't notice, bruh), and I was all proud of myself because I was kinda keeping up with them...for the first 4.  Then somewhere around #4 or #5 my soul died.  The last half was more difficult than the first (requiring the entire body as supposed to isolated movements).  Sadly, my numbers were less than half of what the minions were getting.




Now mind you, I used to go to the gym 5 days a week...I did two bouts of cardio a day...I can squat more than my body weight...

America, let me tell you, I sweated so much...don't make no sense.  Beads of sweat were rollin' down my back like my spine was the Mississippi River.

Pretty much this is going to be an epic 60 days.

The only downside I see so far is Shaun's voice.  Now I knew the brotha was gay before I played the tape, but girl...I was not prepared.  When you see his face, you wouldn't think he talked like that. The lisp is ever so slight, but I'm one of those weird people that picks up on small things like that, then can't stop focusing on it :/  So tragic.  But yeah, that's the only bad thing.  Moms had me ROOOLLIN' when she saw him...

"umph...and he's good looking too.  what a waste."  - moms 

Touche, moms.  Touche.

He good at motivating, but not over-the-top to the point where you're yelling at the tv.  But this was just the first tape.  We.shall.see how he is in subsequent videos...

I followed up the workout with two small pieces of pork chops, two carrots, fresh green beans, and a scoop o' whey protein.  I ate all of the meals I laid out in the last post, so hopefully I'll be able to keep everything the same today.

Final Thoughts

I'm actually really excited for this thing.  It's exactly what I've been looking for in terms of movements.  Plyometrics will def get you up and sweating.  It's easy to see how people would lose weight with this program.  From the prospective of someone who works out a lot, I'd classify these movements at intermediate.  That, coupled with the pace = death to those who haven't seen or heard the word "exercise" in years.  I'd probably recommend starting with something else before doing this to get your body accustomed to moving.  But if you're like me, and you liking being wild 'n' reckless with your life, do it NOW.  But I'm totally NOT liable if you die <3.

First Impressions

Hey America, thanks for checking out the blog.  I'll be posting updates to my Insanity workout on here in more detail than on Facebook, so keep checking back if you're interested in finding out if it's worth you time and money...or if you find me amusing.

So as you obvi know since you're looking at this, I'm starting Insanity on Monday, March 11, 2013.  I ordered it from a buddy of mine that is a coach with the company that sells Insanity, P90X, Hip Hop abs, and all those other infamous workout dvd fads.  I'll post a link to his page below.  Tell him Hillary sent ya ;)

But I digress...

So yeah, since I'm starting Insanity on Monday I figured I'd take this weekend to literally over-indulge in THE MOST fattening food I could get my little brown hands on.  Might as well live it up now since it doesn't look like I'll have the opportunity to do so in the next 60 days smh.  I went through the nutrition guide...not a single cheat day.  Granted, you are trying to lose weight, but psychologically it's going to be very difficult to maintain a lifestyle that doesn't allow you to enjoy your favorite foods at least ONCE every 2 weeks.  So we.shall.see how that works...

What comes in the box:

• 10 dvds + bonus 20 min workout dvd
• Nutrition guide
• Fit test sheet
• Wall calendar

My general first impressions:  Shaun T Ain't No Miracle Worker.

Or a genius.  Or fitness guru. Or anything of the sort.  There's nothing in the workouts or guide that are revolutionary.  It's actually quite simple:  eat less than 3,000 calories a day + increased cardio = weight loss.  Anyone who paid attention in 7th grade health class would know what.  Insanity is just a really good cardio workout, so there's nothing new there.  Here's list of the workouts in order of how they are to be done:

Month 1

1. Dig Deeper & Fit Test
2. Plyometric Cardio Circuit
3. Cardio Power & Resistence
4. Cardio Recovery
5. Pure Cardio & Cario Abs

Month 2

1. Core Cardio & Balance
2. Max Interval Circuit & Fit Test
3. Max Cardio Plyo
4. Max Cardio Conditioning & Cardio Abs
5. Max Recovery

Each workout is approx. 45 min and are to be done 6 days a week, so like Jesus, you get to rest on the 7th day.  Hallelu for Jesus needing to nap on the 7th day!!  The wall calendar tells you which workouts you're supposed to do on that day, so it's pretty handy-dandy.  *Side Note* they really should have made the calendar much bigger and shrank the hell out of that stupid pic of Shaun T and them random people doing that one trademark move...what a waste of space.  I'd be kinda bitter of I had bad eyesight.

But anywhos, back to that nutritional guide.  Like I said earlier, eat less, workout more, lose weight.  This program has you on a 1,500 - 2,500 calorie diet spread between 5 meals a day.  Now I don't know about you, but a sista has a job, so idk when in the world I'm supposed to get time to eat 5 meals, but we gon' work it out.  They give you a bunch of "suggestions", aka things they really want you to eat.  But I'm not really sold on the necessity of eating what they're recommending; if you already have a pretty clean, healthy diet, I really don't see a need to change.  I guess this is more for people who eat crap everyday.  Admittedly, I need to work on my portions; I love food. If I didn't workout, I'd be 300lbs.  Like for reals.  But anyway, I kinda like how the guide gives recipes and breaks down the nutritional value in each meal.  From what I can tell, they're basically getting people to eat more protein, which builds muscle, which makes sense if you want to lean people out.  Personally, I don't have the time, patience, or math skillz to be counting calories, so AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT!  They also give you this tier system that ranks foods based on their nutrition.  First two tiers are the best; veggies and other things nobody likes eating.  Last tier is the worst; cakes, candies, fast food, gravy...things people <3.  So I've decided to be a little brown rebel for the first two weeks of this thing and do my own thing in terms of eating.  I'm sticking with the 5 meals a day thing, but I'm doing it more on a broke, I-done-already-spent-too-much-damn-money-on-this-dvd-set-to-buy-the-recommended-food...budget.  So here's what we're having for this week, along with my usual copious amounts of water:

Meal 1 (7AM):  cereal and 8oz of orange juice (one of them kashi boxes claiming to have as much protein as an egg [doubtful]).  reason:  this has been my breakfast for over a year now.  why mess with success?

Meal 2 (10AM):  strawberry-banana yogurt and a 1/4 cup of a specially made concoction of dried cranberries and almonds

Meal 3 (1PM):  tuna salad sandwich made with celery and eggs, and another concoction of banana, cantaloupe, black berries, and blueberries.

Meal 4 (4PM):  protein bar...one with less than 15g sugar and at least 20g of protein

Meal 5 (7PM):  whatever moms makes for dinner lol.  Haven't really thought this one out yet, but it'll probably be steak, and I'll pair it with carrots and spinach.  I hate spinach, but I heard that ish is good for you so I eat it anyway *le sigh*.  This is also be the post insanity workout, so I'll have 1 scoop of my strawberry-banana (seeing a theme here?) whey protein with some d'licious almond milk (because almond milk makes everything better).

The timing of that last meal will depend heavily on rush hour traffic.  Those of you who live in the DMV know EXACTLY what I'm talking about smh.  But yeah, I'm kinda excited.  I'm a HUGE skeptic of these workout videos; I'm a "getcha a** off the couch and you won't look like that" kinda person.  And as ya'll know, I'm a  notorious hood gym rat.  I still can't comprehend a workout that doesn't include any weights, but we.shall.see. I'm keeping an open mind with this, especially since it f'n cost $140.  My mind is WIIIDE open...trust.  But believe it or not, two months of Lifetime was costing me more than that, and a sista has student loans, so that was NOT the business anymore.  And the other options in Laurel were insufficient, at least for now.  LA Fitness in Laurel is a JOKE.  But then again, EVERYTHING is a joke compared to Lifetime.  Downsizing from Lifetime is like going from a BMW to a Corolla:  depressing :/  But besides, I've been itching to try something new.  Really I wanted to do P90X since it has the weight component to it, but in addition to it costing $140, you also have to buy a pull-up bar and weights, thus adding an additional $50-60 bucks, and that is most def NOT the business.  Thirft and curiosity have me in a pigeon-hold and I shall give in to my inner, fat, poverty-stricken self this one time.

Long story short, I better look like a mutha f*ckin' swim suit model by the time I finish this thing.

Stay tuned...


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